Behind the scenes at Bristol's Aardman Animations: the making of new advert for National Accident Helpline

As Bristol-based claymation experts Aardman Animations prepare for this weekend's Oscars - where they are nominated for Best Animated Feature Film for their film Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists - some behind-the-scenes footage of them at work has been released.

The footage sees the Aardman team explain the making of National Accident Helpline’s new ‘Underdog’ TV advert.

During the short ‘making of’ video, director Danny Capozzi explains why he thinks viewers are more likely to connect with the ad whilst head model Maker Chris ‘Enty’ Entwistle talks about the benefits of using claymation.